The 2026 DocLands Documentary Film Festival wrapped on Sunday, with the Audience Choice Award going to director Lorena Luciano for Nuns vs. the Vatican.
Angela Ramsay
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Lorena Luciano’s ‘Nuns vs. the Vatican’ Wins DocLands Documentary Film Festival’s Audience Choice Award
Nuns vs. the Vatican: Director Lorena Luciano, Producer Filippo Piscopo, Protagonist Barbara Dorris and SNAP Representative Mary Dispenza; conversation moderated by Anne Barrett-Doyle, co-director of Bishop Accountability and co-founder of the Coalition of Catholics and Survivors | Photo © Allison Levenson
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‘Flag Day’ Trailer – Small-Town America Takes Center Stage in Andrew & Melissa Shea’s Documentary
Three Oaks, Michigan, home to the country’s largest Flag Day parade, is the setting for Flag Day, a documentary by Andrew Shea and Melissa Shea.
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‘Jinsei’ Trailer – Ryuya Suzuki’s Hand-Drawn Anime Epic Explores One Man’s Many Lives Across 100 Years
Over 100 years, ‘our hero’ becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, and an oracle in Jinsei, a sweeping, hand-drawn anime odyssey from director Ryuya Suzuki.
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Ralph Fiennes and Viggo Mortensen in ‘Embers’ Now Filming in Budapest
Ralph Fiennes as Henrik and Viggo Mortensen as Konrad in Embers by István Szabó (Mike Ramsey) Ralph Fiennes (Conclave, The English Patient, Schindler’s List) is starring alongside Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises, Captain Fantastic, Green Book) in Embers, the upcoming film directed by Academy Award winner István Szabó (Mephisto, Colonel Redl, Sunshine, Being Julia), now filming on location in Budapest.
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Diamonds (Diamanti) Trailer – Ferzan Özpetek’s Drama Reveals a Lush World of Sisterhood and Style
Italian-Turkish filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek pays tribute to the majesty of the movie costumes in Diamonds (Diamanti), a dazzling drama film that centers on a director who gathers his favorite actresses to make a film about women.
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San Sebastián Festival Dedicates Retrospective to José Giovanni
José Giovanni (AGIP / Bridgeman Images) French director, screenwriter and novelist José Giovanni, known for his realistic, gritty crime novels, will be the focus of the retrospective at the 74th San Sebastián Film Festival.
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‘The Mountain’ Trailer – Rachel House’s Coming-of-Age Adventure Highlights Humor and Māori Heritage
In The Mountain, the feature directorial debut from Rachel House, three young misfits set out on an emotional and physical quest to climb the sacred Taranaki Maunga, hoping to find something far greater than adventure along the way
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Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary to Kick Off 25th Tribeca Festival
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World), by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson The world premiere of the documentary Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World), directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, will kick off the 25th anniversary edition of Tribeca Festival.
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Brunello Cucinelli Documentary ‘Brunello: The Gracious Visionary’ Sets US Release Date
Brunello Cucinelli in Brunello: The Gracious Visionary by Giuseppe Tornatore (courtesy Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A. and MasiFilm, Blue Fox Entertainment) The life and legacy of Brunello Cucinelli, the Italian creative director, founder, and executive chairman of the Brunello Cucinelli brand, is chronicled in the documentary Brunello: The Gracious Visionary.
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‘Come What May’ Trailer – Roadshow Brings Ralphie May’s Story to Theaters Nationwide
A larger-than-life voice in comedy takes center stage once more in Come What May, an intimate and unflinching documentary portrait of stand-up icon Ralphie May, whose sudden passing in 2017 at just 45 years old shocked the comedy world.